Episode 1253 • • 38:32 - 45:06
1253: Trained Marxist
Robert Sandifer, Super Predators, 1994 Crime Bill
The 1994 murder of 11-year-old Robert "Yummy" Sandifer in Chicago served as the catalyst for the "super predator" myth. Academic John DiIulio used flawed data to predict a bloodbath of teenage violence, leading to the weaponization of the law enforcement system via the 1994 Crime Bill. The hosts attribute the long-term damage to black communities to this legislation, specifically citing Joe Biden's role in its passage.